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The Lakota performing the Ghost Dance at Pine Ridge
Radical Religion

Dancing Toward Wounded Knee: The Hope and Tragedy of the Ghost Dance Religion

In the 1880s, when the buffalo were all but extinct, droughts and over-grazing meant famines, and the promised rations from the government shrank, a new religion spread rapidly through the tribes of the Great Basin and Plains west. It was called the Ghost Dance religion, preached by the Paiute prophet Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 3 years10 months ago
Winter

Great Lakes Storms: The Great White Hurricane of 1913

During the hey-day of Great Lakes shipping, when ships crossed these huge lakes loaded down with cargo, a fall storm could be – and often was – deadly. You might be familiar with one particular fall shipwreck, the 1977 sinking of the freighter, The Edmund Fitzgerald, or Big Fitz during a Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 5 years10 months ago
The War of 1812 and the Burning of Buffalo
War, Conflict & Violence

The War of 1812 and The Burning of Buffalo

The little-known episode of the War of 1812 – when the British troops burned Buffalo, NY to the ground.

By Elizabeth Garner Masarik, 5 years10 months ago
Episode

New York v. Uplinger: Gay Rights at the Supreme Court

How a Buffalonian’s bravery fought and beat the laws persecuting gay men in New York.

By Averill Earls, 6 years4 years ago
Episode

The Rural Cemetery Movement

Join Elizabeth and Sarah as they talk grave iconography, disease epidemics, the commodification of death, and ‘rural’ cemeteries.

By Elizabeth Garner Masarik, 6 years3 years ago
Interview

Race, Murder, and Protest in Buffalo 1980.

In the Fall of 1980, serial killer Joseph Christopher set out on a racially motivated killing spree in Buffalo, NY. His horrendous acts inspired the city to rally together in the name of peace and to publicly condemn Christopher’s actions and his supporters. Join us as History Buffs Intern and Public Read more…

By Contributor, 6 years5 years ago
Episode

Is that lamb made of…butter?!

Join Tommy, Dan, and Marissa as they dig into the long and hilarious history of the butter lamb, just in time for Easter!

By Marissa Rhodes, 6 years5 years ago
Interview

Tainted Love: Love Canal and the Fight for Environmental Rights

Join Katie and Tommy as they talk environmental justice from the Love Canal disaster to now with their guest, Dr. Richard S. Newman. It’s a Valentine’s Day special, History Buffs style!

By Contributor, 7 years5 years ago
Episode

McKinley, Roosevelt, and the Pan-American Exposition

Join Dan and Elizabeth as they discuss an anarchist, an assassination, and the unconventional inauguration of one of our nation’s most unconventional presidents.

By Elizabeth Garner Masarik, 7 years5 years ago
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